Jolimont · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Jolimont

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly half of all homes in Jolimont are occupied by a single person, making it a place where small households are the norm. This high number of solo residents helps explain why the typical home here holds far fewer people than the national average.

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📍 Jolimont, Suburb / Locality

Where Jolimont sits — Average household size

1.8 ▲ +5.9%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Jolimont — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Jolimont1.8
6014, WA 2.5
Western Australia 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Almost half of all households (49.1%) consist of one person, which is far above the 25.6% national figure. Consequently, Jolimont has just 1.8 people per home, well below the Australian average of 2.5.

1.8 ▲ +5.9%

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.7
  • 2016: 1.8
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

49.1% ▼ -2.8%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 50.5%
  • 2016: 49.2%
  • 2021: 49.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Jolimont, the largest group is 1 person at 49%, followed by 2 people (34%) and 4 people (8%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples without children make up nearly half of all families here at 49.5%. Only 8.0% of families are one-parent households, which is well below the 14.1% seen across Australia.

8.0% ▲ +4.4%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Jolimont, the largest group is Couples without children at 49%, followed by Couples with children (41%) and One-parent families (8%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Jolimont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50700/jolimont/topic/family-households